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Definition of Himatia
1. himation [n] - See also: himation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Himatia
Literary usage of Himatia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Terracottas in the Department of Greek and Roman by Henry Beauchamp Walters (1903)
"The hair and girdles of the women are blue, their himatia red ; the man is painted
blue all over. On the r. are two similar women moving to r., ..."
2. English Pageantry: An Historical Outline by Robert Withington (1920)
"The first pageant is a ship; and in the third pageant sits himatia, or Clothing,
surrounded by various trade and allegorical figures. ..."
3. The Potters' Quarter by Agnes Newhall Stillwell, Jack Leonard Benson (1984)
"The fragment belongs to the Three Maidens Group.1 The decoration of the women's
himatia is most unusual; presumably an embroidery is intended, ..."
4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1894)
"... the Triumphs of Golde; at the Inauguration of Sir Jarnes Pemberton in the
Dignity of Lord Maior of London,' 29 Oct. 1611. 4. ' himatia- ..."
5. Hellenic History by George Willis Botsford (1922)
"... luxury and the personal liberty of women; and Solon in addition restricted
the dowry to " three himatia and a few cheap articles of household furniture. ..."
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